Subspecialty Training in Old-Age Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (SIWF Schwerpunkt)

SIWF / ISFM (Swiss Institute for Medical Education)

PsychiatryOld-Age PsychiatrySubspecialty training programme
Destination
CHE
Bern, Switzerland

Overview

SIWF Schwerpunkt in Old-Age Psychiatry and Psychotherapy with one inpatient and one outpatient year at recognised old-age psychiatry sites.

The programme

Training type
Subspecialty training programme
Duration
2 years (1 inpatient + 1 outpatient); 1 year may be done during Psychiatry and Psychotherapy training
Start
Not stated on official page
Positions
Not stated on official page
Accreditation
SIWF Schwerpunkt (subspecialty) to a federal specialist title; programme published by SIWF.
Department
Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility
Federal specialist title in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.
International applicants
The whole subspecialty training may be done abroad if equivalence for all requirements is shown (Art. 33 para. 3 WBO); prior Title Commission approval recommended.
Visa support
Not stated on official page
Licence requirement
Federal specialist title in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.

How to apply

Deadline
Not stated on official page
Application method
Apply individually for resident (Assistenzarzt) posts at SIWF-recognised training sites (searchable in the SIWF register, www.siwf-register.ch); the title is then applied for through SIWF once all requirements, including the specialist exam, are met.

Funding

Funding
Not stated on official page

Official sources

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